Jaidyn Alexis is seemingly making it clear where she stands on having more children, while Blueface and Nevaeh Akira continue preparing for their baby’s arrival. As Nevaeh shared a new update from a recent doctor’s appointment, Jaidyn also seemingly addressed whether she ever sees herself having another child with Blueface, giving social media even more to talk about.

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As a lifelong fan of Star Trek, I have plenty of hot takes about my favorite franchise. The hottest take, perhaps, is that Deep Space Nine is the absolute best show, hands-down. It had an admittedly rocky start, but after that, this spinoff consistently fired on all cylinders. It pushed the boundaries of Trek in almost every direction while exemplifying the spirit of this iconic sci-fi creation. Back in 1979, Star Trek: The Motion Picture’s marketing promised us that “the human adventure is just beginning.” In many ways, DS9 felt like the end of that adventure because it explored every facet of human nature in new and exciting ways.

Like I said, calling Deep Space Nine the best Star Trek series is a hot take, one that often has fans wanting to take out their phasers. And trust me, those bad boys are not set to stun! Because of this, I’m always happy when the actors involved with this show explain exactly what makes it so great. That’s exactly what Kira actor Nana Visitor did. When discussing “Necessary Evil,” one of the show’s best episodes, she pointed out that Deep Space Nine doesn’t spoon-feed its audiences neat, happy conclusions. Instead, the show embraces messy characters and messier relationships while crediting the audience for wanting more than another fake, happy ending.

A Major Kira Episode

“Necessary Evil” ended up being a very important episode for Nana Visitor’s character. It begins with Odo investigating a mysterious list of Bajoran names that was stolen by a violent criminal. Interspersed throughout the story are flashbacks to one of Odo’s earlier investigations, back when Cardassia owned the station. He is trying to learn who killed a Bajoran man, and the deceased’s wife thinks Kira did it. Odo initially clears Kira and, in the present day, discovers that the list contained names of Bajorans who collaborated with the Cardassians. Furthermore, he learns that she has been using that list to blackmail former collaborators into giving her money.

Case solved, right? At least, in the present day. But Odo’s current investigation also helps him belatedly discover that Kira really did kill that Bajoran man years ago; it was self-defense, but she was trying to get the same list of names. She had hidden the truth from Odo out of an attempt to protect their friendship, and when she asks if he will ever be able to trust her again, he doesn’t have an answer. It’s a very real, very brutal moment between two beloved characters. And according to Kira actor Nana Visitor, it’s a moment that helped exemplify why Deep Space Nine is such an amazing show.

A Friendship Ruined?

Looking back on “Necessary Evil,” Visitor said (as recorded in Captains’ Logs Supplemental–The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages), “What I loved about that show is that it was left ambiguous between [Kira and Odo]. Odo doesn’t trust me the way he did and he never will, and that’s so truthful to me.” Finishing her thoughts, she summed up exactly why Deep Space Nine is the best Star Trek show. “That’s real life, and that’s one of the things this show does very well. It doesn’t tie things up in nice, neat little bows for the audience. It gives them more credit than that.” 

She’s right, of course: DS9 distinguished itself from most shows in that regard, including other Star Trek series. If something like this had happened in The Next Generation or Voyager, the two characters would have mended things with a quiet, gentle conversation. If it had happened on Discovery or Strange New Worlds, they would have mended things with a conversation featuring loud crying and lame jokes. Only Deep Space Nine, however, would let both the characters and the audience sit in ambiguous dread, wondering if an important relationship has been completely ruined.

The sad resolution of “Necessary Evil” makes it that much sweeter when Odo and Kira not only restore their friendship but become the cutest couple on the show. Like Visitor said, though, that’s real life. No relationship exists in a vacuum; instead, it’s built on a shared past that includes rocky memories, and overcoming those obstacles makes the two of you even stronger. Sure, Deep Space Nine may be a show featuring exotic aliens and mind-bending cosmic phenomena, but it’s the best Star Trek show in part because of how well it understands the most grounded, human thing of them all: true love, baby!  

Food Network personality Katie Lee Biegel is opening up about her experience using a GLP-1 medication to help her slim down.

“It has been an incredibly positive experience,” Lee Biegel, 44, said on the Thursday, July 23, episode of her “All on the Table” podcast, noting she began taking the controversial weight loss drug in February. “That is such a personal decision of what feels best to you for your best weight.”

The Kitchen star said that she wanted to drop “10 to 12 extra pounds” of her postpartum weight, but had a difficult time meeting her goal without the extra boost. (Katie and her husband, Ryan Biegel, welcomed daughter Iris in 2020.)

“I had about 10 to 12 extra pounds that I had carried around for the last 5 and a half years since I had Iris, and I could not get rid of them,” Katie explained, referring to her daughter. “I was exercising five times a week, eating healthy [and the weight was] just not coming off, and I didn’t feel like myself. I didn’t feel good.”

She continued, “As we get older, especially for women with menopause, your metabolism changes, also the way that your body processes sugar changes. There are so many additional benefits to these drugs besides just losing weight, [including] reducing inflammation, reducing your risk of heart disease that I talked about it with my doctor and it felt right for me.”

GLP-1s, including Wegovy and Mounjaro, are typically prescribed for adults who struggle with weight-related conditions. Doctors often warn individuals against using semaglutides for casual weight loss.

After a discussion with her physician, Katie began using a GLP-1 at “a micro, micro dose.”

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“I went up and then I went down to a micro micro dose. I am not looking to lose any more weight,” she stated of her progress. “I lost what I wanted to lose, and I feel like a new freaking person. It has been so good for me both physically and mentally because I don’t have to think about [my size] any more when I put on my pants.”

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The celebrity chef further shut down any criticism of her GLP-1 use.

“The body positivity movement has been wonderful on so many levels, but then it’s also made it so that if you say that you want to lose weight, then that’s a bad thing,” Katie acknowledged. “I think it’s OK as long as you’re healthy [and] as long as you’re looking to do things in a healthy way, and that’s what I did and it was right for me. It doesn’t mean it’s right for you or right for your neighbor, but you do you. I have really really loved it, so I think if you’re thinking about it, talk to your doctor. It is also not something to be ashamed about.”

Jim Carrey is honoring director Chuck Russell after his unexpected death at age 74. Russell directed Carrey in the 1994 blockbuster “The Mask,” a career-defining comedy that helped transform the actor into a household name. In an emotional tribute, Carrey described the movie as one of the “jewels” of his creative life and credited Russell with building a set filled with wonder, playfulness, and camaraderie.

Carrey reflected on his experience working with Russell in a statement shared Friday. “I consider it a privilege to have worked with Chuck Russell, who, during the shooting of The Mask, created an ebullient, childlike atmosphere of wonder and camaraderie on his set,” the 64-year-old actor told TMZ.

Carrey said Russell’s sense of “playfulness” inspired everyone involved in the production, from the performers to the crew behind the camera. “Every one of us has been many years blessed by that buoyant and timeless moment,” Carrey continued. “I consider ‘The Mask’ one of the jewels of my creative life. Thank you, Chuck.”

Released in 1994, the comedy became one of Russell’s most recognizable projects and played a significant role in Carrey’s rise to global fame. The actor’s tribute focused not only on the film’s success but also on the joyful environment Russell created while making it.

Chuck Russell ‘Died Unexpectedly’ At His Home

Russell reportedly “died unexpectedly at his San Diego-area home” on Wednesday. The local fire department was called to the residence that afternoon following a report of a medical emergency involving an unconscious man. Russell’s cause of death remains unknown.

The filmmaker is survived by his wife of 19 years, Ania, and his three children, Logan, Riley, and Carlyn. No further information about the circumstances surrounding his death was immediately available.

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Fans Remember Chuck Russell’s Most Beloved Movies

Fans also mourned Russell’s death by celebrating the movies that made him an influential figure in horror, comedy, and action. “Dam RIP to him, created one amazing funny movie with ‘The Mask,’” one person wrote.

Another fan highlighted the filmmaker’s work across several genres, paying tribute to three of his best-known projects. “RIP to the great Chuck Russell. ‘Elm St 3’ is easily the best sequel in the franchise! ‘The Mask’ was a genius tribute to Tex Avery, making Jim Carrey a star!! Thank you for the memories!” the commenter shared.

Others specifically credited Russell for the success and enduring popularity of “The Mask.” “Sad news he did an amazing job creating the mask rip sir,” one fan wrote. “Damn, he did so many good movies,” another fan added.

The Director Made His Debut With A Horror Classic

Filmmaker Chuck Russell has passed away at 74.

Chuck Russell directed The Blob & Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors in the 1980s, and later directed The Mask, Eraser, Bless the Child, The Scorpion King, and Witchboard (2025).

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Russell launched his directing career with 1987’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.” The successful horror sequel also helped introduce Patricia Arquette to movie audiences. Its strong reception established Russell as a filmmaker with a particular talent for combining imaginative visuals, genre thrills, and memorable characters. He followed the movie with the 1988 remake of “The Blob,” another horror project that became an enduring part of his filmography.

Although those early successes made Russell closely associated with the genre, he later revealed that he intentionally stepped away from horror because he did not want his career limited to one category. The filmmaker expanded into comedy with “The Mask” before directing Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1996 action film “Eraser.”

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He later worked with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on 2002’s “The Scorpion King.” Both films became box-office successes and demonstrated Russell’s ability to move between horror, comedy, fantasy, and action.

Chuck Russell Returned To Filmmaking After A Hiatus

Russell stepped away from directing for an extended period after “The Scorpion King.” He returned in 2016 with “I Am Wrath,” a vigilante action thriller starring John Travolta. The film was poorly received by critics and struggled commercially.

Russell then directed the 2019 Bollywood action-adventure movie “Junglee.” He reunited with Travolta for 2022’s “Paradise City,” which also starred Bruce Willis. The movie similarly failed to connect with critics or audiences.

Russell’s final directorial project was the 2024 supernatural thriller “Witchboard,” which he also co-wrote. The movie remade the 1986 film of the same name. Although it did not become a major box-office success, it received a warmer critical response than some of Russell’s previous projects, with reviewers praising its throwback approach to the horror cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner once believed that fatherhood was not part of his future. That changed after he met his wife, Tenisha Warner. During her first public appearance since the “Cosby Show” star’s sudden death, Tenisha revealed that Warner ultimately asked to start a family because he trusted her to raise his child, even if their romantic relationship did not survive. The deeply personal revelation comes as Tenisha fights to secure approximately $1.27 million that she claims her late husband intended to provide for her and their 9-year-old daughter, MacKenzie.

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Tenisha discussed her husband’s decision to embrace fatherhood during an appearance Thursday on “CBS Mornings” with Gayle King. “He said to me that he knew that, even if things didn’t work out [for us romantically], that I would be the woman he would want raising his child,” she recalled. “And so for him, it was like, even if this doesn’t work out, like I know you would be such a wonderful mother.”

Tenisha explained that she initially questioned whether Warner could be the right partner for her because they did not share the same feelings about children. “I thought, if he never wants children, this is not my person,” she told King. “But, you know, everybody I’ve been with up until then wasn’t my person, and that was okay, and so I was open to whatever that might turn into.”

The Actor Unexpectedly Asked To Start A Family

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Tenisha said she did not pressure Warner to reconsider his position on becoming a parent. After their initial conversation, they seemingly allowed the subject to rest. “We had never talked about a child again,” she recalled. “And then six months later, he came to me and said, ‘Do you want to start a family?’”

The couple welcomed MacKenzie and later married in 2017. They were together for approximately a decade before Warner’s death. The actor, best known for playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” died at age 54 in July 2025 after drowning in a riptide during a family vacation in Costa Rica.

Tenisha’s conversation with King marked the first time she had made a public appearance since the tragedy.

Tenisha Warner Is Fighting For Approximately $1.27 Million

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Alongside mourning her husband, Tenisha has become involved in a legal dispute with Warner’s mother, Pamela Warner. Tenisha filed a lawsuit in Georgia’s DeKalb County Superior Court seeking approximately $1.27 million from a family trust controlled by her mother-in-law.

She made the filings on the first anniversary of Warner’s death. “For the last year, I have attempted to privately settle my beloved husband’s complicated estate and honor his last wishes,” Tenisha said in a statement. “Malcolm had every intention to provide for our nine-year-old daughter and me.”

According to Tenisha, Warner was in the process of updating an estate plan that significantly predated both their relationship and their daughter’s birth. “He was close to finalizing a new estate plan to replace the stale plan created in 1996 when he was 26 years old, 20 years before we met and well before we gave birth to our beautiful daughter,” she explained. “Sadly, he was unable to do so before we lost him.”

The Widow Says She Had ‘No Choice’ But To File Suit

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Tenisha said the lack of an updated estate plan left her struggling financially as MacKenzie’s sole provider. She claimed she has “been struggling to care for [her and Warner’s] daughter as a single mom and now as her sole provider.” Tenisha said she legally “had no choice but to take action to protect our rights before any potential statute of limitations expired.”

According to the filing, Tenisha and Warner allegedly reached an agreement on May 15, 2022, that would have made her the sole beneficiary of a $1 million life insurance policy. However, the paperwork was never finalized before Warner died. Tenisha alleges that her husband did not purchase or maintain the policy.

Her lawsuit also seeks several other payments she claims Warner agreed to make during their marriage. Those allegedly include annual tax-free payments of $16,000 on each wedding anniversary, which she says now exceed $50,000.

Tenisha also claims Warner agreed to deposit $30,500 into a Roth IRA in her name and pay her $5,000 per month for serving as his chief of staff and assistant. According to the complaint, the alleged unpaid obligations amount to approximately $195,000 in addition to the requested life insurance funds.

The Lawsuit Seeks To Freeze Trust Assets

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Tenisha said she does not believe Warner’s estate was adequately funded and is therefore seeking payment from the family trust managed by Pamela. “Plaintiff performed all obligations required of her under the Agreement, including entering into and remaining in the marriage until the Decedent’s death,” the filing states.

“The Decedent died without having satisfied his obligations under the Agreement, and no person or entity has paid or provided the sums due to Plaintiff,” it continues. Tenisha has also asked the court to prevent the trust’s money from being distributed until the dispute is resolved.

Pamela has not publicly responded to the allegations. The claims made by Tenisha have not yet been proven in court.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is now on the fourth year of its five-year mission. While the end of the voyage is now in sight, there’s still lots more to be explored. We got evidence of that at the Star Trek panel in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con this afternoon, as Strange New Worlds‘ creators unveiled a new teaser trailer for the rest of the season. Collider’s Samantha Coley was on the scene to report the latest intel.

In attendance for Strange New Worlds were Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike), Rebecca Romijn (Una Chin-Riley), Ethan Peck (Spock), Christina Chong (La’An Noonien-Singh), Celia Rose Gooding (Nyota Uhura), Melissa Navia (Erica Ortegas), and Paul Wesley (James Kirk), plus co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers and executive producer Alex Kurtzman. The panel was part of a larger celebration of the franchise’s 60th anniversary.

The new trailer showcases the strange new worlds and new civilizations the crew will encounter over the course of the season’s remaining nine episodes. That includes marauding Orion pirates, space dragons, and a squad of seemingly hostile Andorians. Things are definitely getting strange, as one sequence sees Uhura seemingly split into two individuals: one with her current haircut, and another with a distinctly Nichelle Nichols-like coif. There might be some changing of the guard, as well: not only do we see former Enterprise captain Robert April (Adrian Holmes) in the captain’s chair, but the trailer ends with Scotty (Martin Quinn) addressing Kirk (who will command the Enterprise, but not yet) as “captain.” What’s going on? You’ll have to tune in to Paramount+ this summer to find out.

What’s Happened on Season 4 of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ So Far?

The fourth season kicked off with a voyage to a strange old world: a spatial anomaly hurled the USS Enterprise 65 million years into the past, and put them in orbit around prehistoric Earth. There, they find themselves caught between an ancient Martian civilization, represented by Commander Cassell (Saffron Burrows), and a race of hostile arachnid aliens living on the Solar System’s rocky fifth planet. Captain Pike and his crew found themselves trapped in an ethical dilemma that could have Earth-shattering implications for the future of humanity.

New episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiere weekly on Paramount+. Stay tuned to Collider for the latest news out of San Diego Comic Con.

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Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva Goldsman

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Patrick Mahomes is doing everything in his power to return to the NFL gridiron for the start of the 2026-2027 season.

“That’s the goal to be able to practice when we get to training camp, and we hit that next step,” Mahomes, 30, said in a Friday, July 24, press conference, sharing a health update after his offseason ACL surgery. “Now, it’s gonna be about building and keep getting better and better, so that whenever the regular season comes around, I can try to be available and ready to play.”

Mahomes, the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, sustained a season-ending leg injury at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 NFL season, requiring ACL surgery that kept the star player off the field for the rest of the team’s scheduled games.(The Chiefs failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2014, ending their season in January ahead of the road to the Super Bowl.)

Mahomes has steadily been making gains in his recovery ahead of the team’s training camp practices, which kick off in Saint Joseph, Missouri, later this month.

Related: Patrick Mahomes Gives Major Update About His Health Ahead of Training Camp

Patrick Mahomes provided an update about his recovery after suffering a season-ending torn ACL and LCL in his left leg in December 2025 — indicating that things are very much still a work in progress.  “It’s going good. It’s a long process,” Mahomes, 30, said Wednesday, July 15, on Yahoo! Sports Daily. “I think that’s […]

While speaking to reporters on Friday, Mahomes noted that he recently saw his physician “two days ago” who cleared his return to practice.

“He saw the numbers I was putting up and that gave him the comfortability [to be] fully cleared to practice,” the quarterback revealed of his doctor’s advice. “It’s still good to be out there and have bodies around and be able to run the offense. This is just another checkpoint on the schedule.”

He added, “You have to continue to work. It’s not, like, it’s over and I’m gonna be able to play a game tomorrow. You have to continue to work and get better and better and go through all practice, prove to the coaches [and] prove to the doctors and everybody that I’m the same quarterback I was, if not better.”

As for Mahomes himself, he believes he will be ready to conquer the gridiron once more.

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Related: Patrick Mahomes Stuns Fans With Major Health Update During Offseason Rehab

Patrick Mahomes gave Kansas City Chiefs fans plenty of reason to be optimistic with a video from his offseason rehab program.  Mahomes, 30, shared a clip of his workout via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 25, showing the quarterback moving with relative ease just over three months after suffering a season-ending torn ACL and […]

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“I’m a competitor, so game day, I wanna be out there,” the three-time Super Bowl champ stated on Friday. “I understand the process of getting myself ready to play, and the regular season is more important [than preseason games]. We will, the doctors and coaches will make that decision for me, but I will prepare myself like I’m gonna play.”

Until then, Mahomes plans to “go out there with the rookies” and give his all during training camp.

“If I’m doing a warmup, I will take that as serious[ly] as playing in the preseason game,” he said. “It’s a couple weeks away, but it feels a long ways away.”

Ari Fletcher is reminding fans of the special bond she shares with her son, Yosohn. The influencer recently shared a sweet moment featuring the young boy, paired with a heartfelt message that had many reflecting on the love and impact children can have on their parents’ lives.

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Ari Highlights Special Bond With Son Yosohn In New Clip

In a clip circulating on social media, Ari Fletcher appears to capture a relaxing outdoor moment that looks like it could be from a vacation getaway or her own backyard. The footage shows a scenic setting with views of the ocean, outdoor furniture, trees, and a turquoise structure where Yosohn climbs up and sits on top. Ari zooms in on her son as he waves at the camera while rocking a white shirt and yellow shorts.

Ari Opens Up About How Yosohn Changed Her Life

The video also features Jhené Aiko’s song ‘Sun/Son’ playing in the background, while a touching message appears across the clip. Ari wrote, “He changed my entire life and he doesn’t even know it. Everything I am and everything I’ll ever be, wherever I go, whatever I do is all because of him.” The heartfelt post quickly caught attention as fans celebrated Ari’s love for her son and the powerful words she shared about motherhood.

The Comments Had Nothing But Love For Them

Folks quickly made their way to The Shade Room’s Instagram comment section and shared plenty of love for Ari Fletcher and Yosohn’s sweet moment. Some users noted that mother-and-son bonds “just hit different,” while others reminisced about watching Yosohn grow up and remembered when he was just a chunky baby.

This Instagram user @loveejasmineee said, “I love how much she loves her baby and their bond is sooo cute 🥹”

And, Instagram user @prettygirluser07 shared, “He was the cutest chunkiest baby ever😍😍😍”

Meanwhile, Instagram user @iamspanishbadd claimed, “That boy/son mother love just be different!!! IYKYK!!!! 💙✨🥹”

While Instagram user @ky.theprettiest added, “You can tell she does right by him, it shows by how he acts towards her. He adores and respects her so much. ❤️”

And, Instagram user @waxingqueenadventures wrote, “Little man don’t play about his momma! 😍😍🔥🔥”

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Larsa Pippen’s latest glamour shot has sparked more confusion than compliments. The “Real Housewives of Miami” star posted a balcony photograph in a navy-blue minidress, but many of her 5.4 million Instagram followers were distracted by how different her face appeared. Fans immediately accused the 52-year-old reality personality of using artificial intelligence or an aggressive filter, although Pippen has not confirmed that the image was digitally altered.

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Pippen uploaded the image to Instagram on Thursday. The reality star posed outside on a balcony while modeling a fitted navy minidress. However, her sharply defined jaw and noticeably smaller-looking lips quickly became the focus of the comments section.

“What in the AI is going on here?” one person asked. Another follower coined a new nickname for the Bravo personality, writing, “That’s LarsaGPT.”

Several commenters claimed they struggled to recognize Pippen at all. “Has anyone seen Larsa? Who is this?” one person wrote, while another simply asked, “Girl, who is this?” One follower similarly commented, “lol who is dat!”

Followers Beg The Reality Star To ‘Stop’

Some fans made it clear that their criticism was not intended as an attack on Pippen herself but rather on the dramatic appearance of the photograph. “Larsa no… come on! I love you, but this has to stop,” one follower wrote.

Another person blamed a heavy filter for the reality star’s altered appearance. “That filter is working overtime, honey. Not hating but damn,” they commented.

Others were less gentle with their reactions. “Girl, which face are we on now?” one person asked. “Larsa or whoever you are…please just stop it lol,” another wrote.

The image even inspired a joke involving Pippen’s “Real Housewives of Miami” co-star Adriana de Moura. “I see you let Adriana start editing your pictures,” the commenter quipped.

Despite the flood of criticism, at least one follower kept the reaction positive and wrote, “Great Picture.”

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Larsa Pippen Is Focused On Raising Four Children

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Away from the social media scrutiny, Pippen is a mother to four children with her former husband, NBA legend Scottie Pippen. The exes share sons Scotty Jr., Preston, and Justin, as well as daughter Sophia.

Although their marriage ended, Larsa has said that she and Scottie remain aligned when making decisions involving their children. “I feel like we’re both the same when it comes down to parenting our kids,” she told Bravo’s “The Daily Dish” in 2023.

“We’re both pretty understanding with our kids, and we both have the same parenting goals for our kids. So I think it, like, works for our family,” Larsa continued.

The former couple married in 1997. At the time, Scottie was already the father of four children from previous relationships. They welcomed Scotty Jr. in November 2000, followed by Preston in 2002 and Justin in 2005. Their youngest child and only daughter, Sophia, arrived three years later.

Larsa Pippen Encourages Her Children To Follow Their Own Paths

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Scotty Jr. and Justin have pursued basketball careers, while Sophia has entered the fashion and modeling world. Preston played basketball in high school but is now building his own future after graduating from college. Larsa has emphasized that she wants each of her children to pursue whatever genuinely interests them.

“I want my kids to do the things that make them feel good,” she said. “I feel like if they’re comfortable doing whatever passion or whatever they want to pursue, I feel like I’m excited to help.”

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Scotty Pippen Jr. Followed His Father Into Basketball

During the 2011 premiere of “The Real Housewives of Miami,” Larsa described her oldest child as “just like his dad, super, super competitive.”

Scotty Jr. played basketball at Sierra Canyon School before continuing at Vanderbilt University. In July 2022, he began his professional career after signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. “Having a father in the NBA definitely puts a target on your back. So, I think just being able to endure all that and finally say ‘I made it,’ is a good feeling,” Scotty Jr. told PEOPLE.

He acknowledged that comparisons to his celebrated father created additional expectations. “I would say there are higher expectations because people expect me to be like my dad, but I don’t really let that get to me because that’s just what people think I should be or should not be,” he continued, describing the opportunity as “a dream come true.”

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Riddle me this, Bat-fans: what is the most iconic story to ever feature the Caped Crusader? There are many more obscure tales that might be the best Batman story (personally, I’m partial to Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth), but those aren’t the ones that completely changed this character’s trajectory. For my money (which admittedly doesn’t go nearly as far as Bruce Wayne’s), the most iconic story featuring the Dark Knight is Knightfall, which pitted this character against familiar foes and someone relatively new: Bane, a genius whose one and only goal is to break the Batman.

This was a comic that put Batman through the wringer and gave the center stage to Bane, who became such a prominent villain that he’d later headline Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. While that film captured some of the coolness of Knightfall, it only had surface-level similarities to the original comic. Eventually, many fans like myself despaired that we’d never see a faithful, onscreen adaptation of this iconic ‘90s tale. Fortunately, DC is here to prove us wrong: an animated Batman: Knightfall movie is dropping on August 25, and judging by the trailer, this is one film no Dark Knight fan will want to miss.

He Is The Knight

The premise of Knightfall is that a juiced-up genius, Bane, learns that Batman is secretly Bruce Wayne. He becomes obsessed with breaking the vigilante, but he decides to soften the Dark Knight up first by releasing almost all of his rogues’ gallery from Arkham. Batman is forced to fight a gauntlet of his worst foes, and waiting at the end of this gauntlet is the seemingly unstoppable Bane. The villain actually defeats our hero, leaving him broken. Bruce appoints an unstable new guy, Jean Paul Valley, to be the new Batman while he recovers. When Bruce returns, though, he discovers his replacement has become far scarier than any of the villains he fights. 

In the original DC Comics, this story was split into three parts: Knightfall (showing how Bane breaks Batman), Knightsquest (showing Bruce recovering while Jean Paul learns to be Gotham’s hero), and KnightsEnd (where Bruce returns to claim the mantle of the Bat from his crazy replacement). That’s why this movie’s full name is Batman: Knightfall, Part I: the studio will be releasing two more movies that will presumably fill out the rest of the story. This first film will be focusing entirely on the earliest arc, where Batman must fight all the escaped Arkham villains and then fight, guano a gunao, with Bane.  

The Bane Of Batman’s Existence

Judging from the trailer, it looks like the upcoming film will translate this arc very faithfully. It should be a real crowdpleaser, too, because the story is filled with one showdown after another between Batman and his most famous foes. As such, the original comic didn’t have that much of a story, and what little we got was primarily meant to give context to all the nonstop fighting. Still, Knightfall is notable for illustrating the toll that Batman’s endless crusade is having on his body and mind, and the trailer emphasizes the damage our hero has endured and how much his friends and family worry about him.

The trailer is filled with cool character moments and action sequences, and the animation looks beautiful (none of the stilted movement that ruined The Killing Joke). To me, what stood out the most was the voice work. Anson Mount (most famous for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) is doing his best as Batman to channel the late, great Kevin Conroy (of Batman: The Animated Series fame). In his brief appearance, Pablo Schreiber does a great, broody job as Jean-Paul Valley. Unfortunately, Michael Mando’s Bane is pretty “meh:” his voice is neither deep nor goofy, and he sounds like a D&D DM doing a poor attempt at a creepy voice.

Bad Bane voice acting aside, the trailer for Batman: Knightfall, Part I looks very solid. Fans of the original comic can look forward to finally getting a faithful adaptation, and everyone else can get a stylish new introduction to this iconic story. Will this film successfully scratch the itch for fans as we wait for updates about DCU’s upcoming Batman film? We’ll find out together when Batman: Knightfall, Part I releases on digital on August 25.